International Paper announced a plan last week to permanently close its Georgetown, S.C., mill. “The mill will shut down in ...

A bullet struck a four-year-old boy in the head during a drive-by shooting Monday night in Cerro Gordo, according to Columbus ...

Kim Smith, Columbus County’s health director for 20 years, will retire as the county’s top public health official next year.

The name of Fair Bluff’s new home decor and gift shop has a double meaning. Owner Ashlie Simmons picked Uptown Revival ...

About 25 years ago I wrote my first book, “Sweet Tea, Fried Chicken and Lazy Dogs.” I included a chapter titled “On the Road.

The N.C. Department of Transportation has announced the latest round of state funding for towns and cities to pursue local ...

Although they will go mostly unheeded, I think a few words would be appropriate prior to the three football games among ...

West Columbus earned its first Waccamaw Conference win of the season with a 23–8 win over East Columbus Friday at Vikings ...

Smith has also experienced “six or seven” instances when individuals were infected with tuberculosis and refused to take ...

Congratulations to Mrs. Judy Powell Library director, on receiving the Juanita Cook “Miss Puddin’ ’N’ Pie” Spirit Award at ...

With less than a week until Election Day, Nov. 5, more than one in three of Columbus County’s eligible voters have cast ...

Jerrod Mustaf — a Whiteville native who would go on to join the NBA and later play professional basketball across Europe — ...